Incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury hospitalization, United States, 2003

• Published in: The journal of head trauma rehabilitation Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 123
• Main Authors: Selassie, Anbesaw W, Zaloshnja, Eduard, Langlois, Jean A, Miller, Ted, Jones, Paul, Steiner, Claudia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain Injuries - complications; Child; Child, Preschool; Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Middle Aged; ROC Curve; United States - epidemiology; United States
• ISSN: 0885-9701
• DOI: 10.1097/01.htr.0000314531.30401.39

Develop and validate a predictive model of the incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and obtain national estimates for the United States in 2003. DATA/METHODS: A logistic regression model was built, using a population-based sample of persons with TBI from the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow-up Registry. The regression coefficients were applied to the 2003 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-Nationwide Inpatient Sample data to estimate the incidence of long-term disability following traumatic brain injury hospitalization. Among 288,009 (95% CI, 287,974-288,043) hospitalized TBI survivors in the United States in 2003, an estimated 124,626 (95% CI, 123,706-125,546) had developed long-term disability. TBI-related disability is a significant public health problem in the United States. The substantial incidence suggests the need for comprehensive rehabilitative care and services to maximize the potential of persons with TBI.